Markets
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SEC approves Nasdaq's Facebook IPO payment planMar 25, 2013 10:00 am - NEW YORK — The Securities and Exchange Commission said Monday that it has approved a plan by the Nasdaq stock exchange to pay $62 million in reimbursements to investment...
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Oil rises after Cyprus financial bailout agreedMar 25, 2013 6:43 am - BANGKOK — The price of oil rose above $94 per barrel Monday after European nations agreed on a bailout for Cyprus that tamps down the latest flare-up in Europe’s debt cr...
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Cyprus bailout deal prompts investors reliefMar 25, 2013 6:00 am - LONDON — Investors breathed a sigh of relief Monday after Cyprus clinched a bailout deal with international creditors that will prevent it becoming the first country to ...
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Cyprus reaches 'painful' solution to secure rescueMar 25, 2013 6:00 am - NICOSIA, Cyprus — Cyprus clinched a last-minute solution to avert imminent financial meltdown early Monday after it agreed to slash its oversized banking sector and infl...
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Exodus from bonds? Not yetMar 24, 2013 3:59 pm - Market pros call it the Great Rotation. That’s the long-awaited scenario when investors take their money out of bonds and sink it into stocks. It was the buzzword this m...
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African stocks offer untapped opportunitiesMar 24, 2013 6:56 am - BOSTON — If there’s a last frontier for U.S. investors, it’s Africa. The world’s second-most populous continent is an afterthought for anyone looking to construct a dive...
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Genetically altered crops threaten EU-U.S. trade talksMar 23, 2013 2:26 pm - WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama used Washington’s grandest stage — the State of the Union speech — to announce negotiations with Europe aimed at creating the world’s...
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Investors quitting bonds? Not yetMar 22, 2013 5:21 pm - Market pros call it the Great Rotation. That’s the long-awaited scenario when investors take their money out of bonds and sink it into stocks. It was the buzzword this m...
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Nike stock surges most since 2008Mar 22, 2013 4:39 pm - Nike Inc., the world’s largest sporting-goods company, surged the most in more than four years after easing investors’ concerns that its profitability and business in Ch...
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Earnings reports buoy stock pricesMar 22, 2013 4:29 pm - Strong company earnings boosted stocks on Wall Street Friday. Investors also saw a chance to add to their holdings after declines earlier in the week. Nike reported a su...